Raising George Walker was not easy.
BARBARA BUSHThe personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you’re not going to change each other’s minds. It’s a waste of your time and my time.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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I’m not saying to be happy you must be married. Nor am I saying that to be happy you need children. I’m saying that if you opt for children – be you man or woman – you have to take care of them.
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To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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I think a lot of our problems are because people don’t listen to our children. It is not always easy. They’re not always so brilliant that you want to spend hours with them. But it is very important to listen to them.
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Show me a wife who doesn’t offer advice and I’ll show you one who doesn’t care very much.
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I don’t think that’s healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else’s.
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Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.
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The state dinner is almost a formula, but you try to make it interesting. You try not to overload it with too many political types. You try to get a cross section.
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Whatever the era…one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.
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I’m worried about parents who aren’t parenting.
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I’m not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they don’t think I’m competitive, just nice.
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You have to love your children unselfishly. That’s hard. But it’s the only way.
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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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Life has changed enormously, and I hope – I hope more people read good things.
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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
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Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people – your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.
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Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life’s blood . . . but everyone has something to give.
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I’m taking a vow not to advise.
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One thing I can say about George… he may not be able to keep a job, but he’s not boring.
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I mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or build a bomb on the Internet.
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I’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
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The home is the child’s first school, the parent is the child’s first teacher, and reading is the child’s first subject.
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